The five happiest places in the UK

If you're a resident of Antrim, Fermanagh, Omagh and Dungannon in Northern Ireland, or Babergh in Suffolk, congratulations: you live in one of the five happiest places in the UK.

That's the verdict of a new report that measures the wellbeing of people across the country.

People in the UK are more satisfied with their lives than at any time since 2011, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.

The twice-yearly survey of wellbeing shows life satisfaction and happiness indicators are up on last year's figures. Anxiety has also fallen, according to the survey of 165,000 people.

But the report also names the least happy parts of the country.

These are: Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, Dartford in Kent, Torridge in Devon, Maldon in Essex, and South Ribble in Lancashire.

The London borough of Hackney was found to have the highest anxiety level in the UK. Richmondshire in Yorkshire has the lowest.

The report, Measuring National Wellbeing, said: "The year-on-year differences are small but statistically significant in each case.

"These latest estimates suggest improvements in the past year in the average ratings of personal wellbeing in the UK across all of the measures."